Amusement device for selective exhibition of figurines



Sept. 29, 1953 M. SPIEGEL AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE EXHIBITION OF FIGURINES Filed Feb. 20, 1952 0 b 4 I 0 nag j Eil'fll'lvl/lfl K E W 3e E mm 9 m T V R i M 1 M w Patented Sept. 29, 1953 I AMUSEMENT DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE EXHIBITION OF FIGURINES Morry Spiegel, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application February 20, 1952, Serial No. 272,537 2 Claims. (Cl. 46-119) This invention relates to improvements in amusement devices, and particularly to amusement devices for selective exhibition of figurines which are adapted to be mounted in a baby carriage and to be operated by a young child or baby.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide an amusement device having manually-i operating elements so arranged and the operation of which is so simple that it may be accomplished by a young child or baby.

Another object of my invention is to provide an amusement device which includes an exhibition casing completely enclosing the images or figurines to protect the same against handling and breakage and which is formed of an unshatterable transparent plastic material and is capable of being mounted in a baby carriage, but which may, of course, be mounted independently of the carriage on a suitable table or other support and may be operated by or for the amuse ment of children.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the type specified mechanism which l may be operated by the mere inward pushing of an operating handle to cause exposure of a clown, doll or other figurine adapted to amuse children, and which mechanism upon release of v the handle will assume its initial operative position, while the figurine, such as the face of a clown or the like, will be held or retained in exposed position until another operating handle of the device is operated, whereupon the face of the figurine or clown then being exposed will be moved or dropped down, and another different figurine or image will be moved into the exhibition space within the enclosing casing and similarly held therein till still another operating handle is pushed. Also in case the same operating handle is pushed a second time in immediate succession to the first operation thereof and while a figurine is exposed, such succeeding operation will only cause the figurine to drop or fall down out of sight, while a third push on the same handle will raise the figurine again and hold the same in exposed position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises the combination of members and arrangement of parts so combined as to co-act and cooperate with each other inthe'performance of the functions and the accomplishment of the results herein contemplated, and comprises in one of its adaptations the species or preferred form illustrated in the accompanying d aw g in wh ch- Fig. l is a view of my amusment device mounted in a baby carriage;

Fig. 2 is a view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing the front elevation of the device mounted in a baby carriage;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 illustrating my simplified mechanism for exposing a figurine, such .as'a clown or the like, and holding the same in exposed position until the handle and mechanism for exposing another figurine is operated;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing an amusement device having mechanism for exposing seven different figurines.

Referring now to these drawings, the device consists of a mechanism-enclosing casing l0 which may be composed of metal, wood or any other suitable material, and above said casing It! I preferably provide an exhibition-casing ll composed of transparent plastic material within which exhibition-casing figurines or images II will be completely enclosed, but will be exposed to the view of a baby or other child while at the same time such figurines or images will be protected from breakage or handling by the child.

As illustrated in Fig. 1, the amusement device is mounted at the rear of a baby carriage l3 with the handles projecting forwardly to permit operation thereof by a baby being carried in normal position in the baby carriage l3.

Within the mechanism-enclosing casing I0, I mount in any suitable manner a shaft l4 having projecting therefrom a series of elongated mounting-arms l5 each of which is movable 0r rocked from figurine-lowered to a figurineerected position, both shown in Fig. 3. These arms l5 extend radially from the shaft 14 at varying positions along its length and each mounting-arm l5 has suitably fastened or fixed at the outer end thereof a figurine or image l2, such as the head of a clown, doll or the like, so positioned that upon the upward swinging of the arm 15 the figurine will pass through exposure opening it in the top closure member it of the casing to into exposed or erected position. Upon the turning of the shaft 14, an arm l5 will therefore be raised to cause said head to be moved from the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3 into the full-line exposed or erected position above said opening l6 as illustrated in said Fig. 3.

The openings 15 preferably extend above and to one side of the shaft M, and the raising or erecting arms i5 are each preferably provided 3 with a bent portion 15*, which in erected position passes vertically through the slot and the images or figurines are mounted on this bent portion to extend into a substantial vertical position when said arms I5 are moved into the raised position shown in Fig. 3. Said figurine is positively held by the arm IS in its erected or exposed position above the opening l6 and is adapted byitsown weight to fall downintothe lower position showmin'dotted-lines Fig." 3 when said arm is released and falls down alsou When the weight of the figurine or image 4 is" relied upon to drop into the saididottedzilinemnsi-ztion, a spring member 1! is preferabli'providedi either erect the same or cause a dropping of the same.

Havingsadescribedzmy invention, I claim: lLAIF-I amusement device comprising an exto engage the figurine to prevent breakagejherehibition platform having a series of holes therein,

In order to move and hold thearmsswaandmhee attached image or figurine in erected position, ,I. provide for each figurinean operating lever l8 extending from the shaft M in a direction opposite to the projection of-ithe supporting arm l5, and adapted upon movement to turn the shaft 1 and move the arm l5' to'erected position. These levers lii are normally-arranged the dotted line position shown at l8 and are-movable into the full line position shown'at [8 to raise the image l2into exposed position.

In orderto move these levers l8 .toswing the; supporting arm [5 andifi'gurine l2'into raised: position, I provide operatingxmeans comprising a separate shaft l9 provided'with a series. of' seven operating arms-20,:see;Fig; 4. Thesejopcrating arms are so arranged ialongithe length of the'shaft |9 that'OI1Bi.0f=th8m will engage a lever i8 at the position: I8 3 showniin Fig; 3'. and will move thesame into the 2 position shown in" full lines in said'Fig: 3; These arms '20 are so arranged that upon :1 raising and: movingof another image [2' intovthe .raised position; they will immediately releasexthe initially erected image, whereupon :the initiallyeraisedfimage "will. drop as hereinabove stated;

In order to move the armsZBf into :the engaging :1 and releasing. position: shown, I provide means for turning the shaft l9:. comprising;ia toothed": gear 2| having its teeth slanted toward the right and a rack22 having its ,teeth -slantingjn the opposite direction and. engaging the--inolined; teeth of the gear-2i. Thea-teeth OfthGflLOk are; suitably held in engagement- With-th9 teeth ofthe gear.

In the preferred embodimentof my; invention fllustrated, for the purpose-of "swinging; the 'figurine 2 upwardly the =rack 22 is moved-forwardly by the rod 24 on which. an .operating knob handle,- 25 is mounted-and :a:.spr-ing;23 is stretched between the rack 22t-andwthe wall I Elect-the casing; l0. Said spring 23 .-is-adapted,- immediately after; the manuaLpushing inwardly 'of'theknob-25; and rod 24, to cause the'teethaof'the-rack to sl-ideover inclined teeth ofthegear 2| so as'to reposi tion the manually-operable. rod 24 .and knob 25. Obviously, when a series ofthese inclined toothed gears 2| and inclined toothed-Jacks 22. are .provided on an operating; shaft: I9, themovement of one knob will pull down alever l8 t0 raise anarm [5 and image l2 and movement of a different manually-operable knob will release the. initially. raised and .held lever IB-andraisea figurine con nectedwith said-.difierent knob. The turning of.

mechanism-below said platform comprising a rockingsshaft; mounted below said exhibition platform and provided at one side thereof with figurine mounting rods, each adapted upon the rocking of said shaft to move a figurine from hiddenLtd-erected position and vice versa, said rockingfshaftrbeingprovided at the side thereof opposite :to zsaidimounting" rods with a rocking lever for .each:figurine-mounting rod, an operatingrshaftiqarovidedzfalongits"length with a series of operating rods at varying circumferential positionscaroundfits--surface,;each' of which operati'ngaods isradapted'toengage a rocking lever ofraefigurine, and.;means for-turning said shaft into 'iSIICCESSiVBE'DOSltlOIlS. wherein the operating rods connectedrthereto williengage and release rocking-:levers;tormovesaid figurines from hidden toierectedmositions'and vice versa.

2. Ann amusement device. comprising an exhibitiorrzplatformihaving aseriesof holes therein; mechanism: below said: i platform comprising azrocking'tshafttmountedr'below said exhibition platformpand provided Eat-one side thereof with figurineamountingrrrods; each adapted upon the rocking 'of said: shaft to move afigurine from hiddenato; erected position: and vice versa, said rocking shaft being provided at the 'side thereof opposite to saidemounting rods with a rocking leveryforreachi;figurine-mounting rod, an operatingazshaftw provided,.-,along its length with a operating shaft-turning means: comprising a ;gearing-;- on.. said. operating; shaft having slip teeth-inclinedzin onedirection. and a rack provided with;sIip-teeth-inclined in the opposite direction, .and* handle means operatively connected to.said-rack-.and. operableby a simple straight movement of the-handle to'turn said operatinggshaftand successively release one rod andiengageaanother rodto move said figurines from hiddenitoerected position, and vice versa.

MORRY. SPIEGEL.

Name Date Assendrup: ..Oct. 20, 1925 Anthony Oct.. 16,. 1951 Number: 

